Tunisia records low turnout in second vote for defanged parliament
Just 11.4 percent of Tunisian voters took part in a second round of elections for the toothless legislature, the electoral board said Monday in a final figure.
China Smartphone Market Slumps To 10-Year Low
After a decade of frantic growth, China’s smartphone market is hitting a speed bump as COVID-19 roils the world’s second-largest economy. From a report: The country’s smartphone shipments dropped 14% year-over-year in 2022, reaching a ten-year low, acc…
Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M — Twitter Inc. made its first interest payment under Elon Musk, …
Emotional prayer room ceremony marks 6th anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting
An emotional commemoration marking the sixth anniversary of the…
Recovering from Urban Disasters, Post One (Post 9 of 14)
Recovering from Urban Disasters, Post One (Post 9 of 14)
Recovering from Urban Disasters, Post One (Post 9 of 14)
Russell W. Glenn
The ninth of a series of blog posts on Urban Disasters: Readiness, Response, and Recovery by Russ Glenn.
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National championship-winning QB arrested, former Arizona Cardinal dies: top sports stories
A national championship-winning college quarterback was arrested for alleged public intoxication and an ex-NFL linebacker who played for the Arizona Cardinals passed away – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Jan. 23-29.
DNP: The deadly slimming pill reclassified as poison
Slimming pill, known to have killed 33, added to list of regulated poisons.
TxDOT preparing roads for icy conditions
It will be a busy week for road crews. The Texas Department of Transportation began treating bridges and overpasses on Friday in anticipation of this week’s icy weather.